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Liz Cheney says House Speaker Mike Johnson should pass Ukraine aid even if it means losing gavel
Former Rep. Liz Cheney wants House Speaker Mike Johnson to pass a bill with tens of billions of dollars more in Ukraine aid.
Posted on 18 February 2024 | 11:59 am
Israel strikes across Gaza as U.S. says it will block another cease-fire resolution at the U.N.
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 18 people overnight into Sunday, according to medics and witnesses, as the United States said it would veto another draft U.N. cease-fire resolution.
Posted on 18 February 2024 | 10:32 am
Carnival parades on the French Riviera celebrate the upcoming Olympics and pop culture
As most of Europe moves into the solemn weeks before Easter, the party is just getting started on the French Rivera.
Posted on 18 February 2024 | 9:57 am
Over 400 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny, Putin's fiercest foe
Over 400 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony, a prominent rights group reported Sunday.
Posted on 18 February 2024 | 9:09 am
Outmanned and outgunned, Ukraine retreats from key town on front lines
Russian military officials say they have established near-total control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka after an intense and lengthy battle, pushing Ukrainian forces back several miles along what had long been a frozen front line.
Posted on 18 February 2024 | 8:45 am
U.S. senators to submit resolution condemning democratic backsliding in Hungary
Two U.S. senators will submit a bipartisan resolution to Congress condemning democratic backsliding in Hungary and urging its nationalist government to lift its block on Sweden's accession into the NATO military alliance.
Posted on 18 February 2024 | 2:45 am
China's coast guard to ramp up patrols near Taiwan's Kinmen archipelago after two fishermen die
China is stepping up patrols in the waters off the coast of Taiwan's Kinmen archipelago, days after two of its fishermen drowned while being chased by the Taiwanese coast guard, which accused the boat of trespassing.
Posted on 18 February 2024 | 2:13 am
Top U.N. court to hold hearings on legality of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian-claimed lands
The United Nations' highest court opens historic hearings Monday into the legality of Israel's 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state, plunging the 15 international judges back into the heart of the decadeslong Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Posted on 18 February 2024 | 12:07 am
Deceptive normalcy: A border town with a front-row seat to the Gaza carnage
The border of Gaza today is green and farm equipment tills the fields on Israel's side of the border.
Posted on 17 February 2024 | 11:17 pm
Britain's David Cameron visits the Falkland Islands as Argentina renews its sovereignty claim
Foreign Secretary David Cameron will visit the Falkland Islands this week to show they are a "valued part of the British family," the U.K. government said Sunday. Britain's top diplomat is making the trip amid renewed calls by Argentina for negotiations over the contested South Atlantic archipelago.
Posted on 17 February 2024 | 7:04 pm
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin is released on parole after serving 6 months in a hospital
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole early Sunday from a Bangkok hospital where he spent six months serving time for corruption-related offenses.
Posted on 17 February 2024 | 6:43 pm
Mediator says talks on Gaza not 'progressing as expected' after momentum in recent weeks
Talks on a potential cease-fire deal in Gaza "have not been progressing as expected" in the past few days after good progress in recent weeks, key mediator Qatar said Saturday, as Israel's prime minister accused the Hamas militant group of not changing its "delusional" demands.
Posted on 17 February 2024 | 3:31 pm
Putin ignores Western criticism over death of chief Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny
As outrage over the death of chief Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny reverberates across the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin is turning a deaf ear to Western anger as he prepares to extend his 24-year rule in an election next month and police across Russia continue to squelch any protest attempts.
Posted on 17 February 2024 | 3:31 pm
Zelenskyy's SOS to Congress: Send more money for war effort
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed the importance of the stalled Senate foreign aid package in rebuilding his country's arsenal as it battles Russia.
Posted on 17 February 2024 | 2:13 pm
In Russia's Arctic, Alexei Navalny's mother searches for her son's body
For the mother of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died at age 47 in an Arctic penal colony, the journey to recover her son's body Saturday was an odyssey with no clear destination.
Posted on 17 February 2024 | 1:58 pm
The head of the U.N.'s lead agency helping Palestinians accuses Israel of seeking to destroy it
The head of the main United Nations agency supporting people in Gaza alleged that Israel is intent on "destroying" the organization along with the idea that Palestinians are refugees and have a right to return home one day.
Posted on 17 February 2024 | 1:15 pm
Ukraine's Zelenskyy warns of an 'artificial deficit' of weapons after withdrawal from Avdiivka
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned allies Saturday that an "artificial deficit" of arms for his country risks giving Russia breathing space, highlighting the need for artillery and long-range weapons after his military chief said he was withdrawing troops from the eastern city of Avdiivka.
Posted on 17 February 2024 | 10:35 am
Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny's team confirms his death and says his mother is searching for his body
Alexei Navalny's spokesperson confirmed Saturday that the Russian opposition leader had died at a remote Arctic penal colony and said he was "murdered" but it was unclear where his body was as his family and friends searched for answers.
Posted on 17 February 2024 | 10:25 am
Taliban decrees on clothing and male guardians leave Afghan women scared to go out alone
Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their homes alone because of Taliban decrees and enforcement campaigns on clothing and male guardians, according to a report from the U.N. mission in Afghanistan.
Posted on 17 February 2024 | 9:56 am
South Africa's main opposition party lays out plans to unseat the African National Congress
Hundreds of South Africans gathered in the capital Saturday to show support for the country's biggest opposition party as it prepares for a much-anticipated national election in which it hopes to wrest control of the government from the ruling African National Congress.
Posted on 17 February 2024 | 9:37 am